Resources

Books Written by the IAF

Effective Organizing for Congregational Renewal
Michael Gecan
ACTA Publications, 2008
 
Roots for Radicals: Organizing for Power, Action, and Justice
Edward T. Chambers and Michael A. Cowan
Continuum, 2003
 
Going Public
Michael Gecan
Beacon Press, 2002 (Hardcover)
Anchor Books, May 2004 (Paperback)
 
Rules for Radicals
Saul Alinsky
Vintage Press, 1971

Books About the IAF

Hope Dies Last: Keeping the Faith in Difficult Times
Studs Terkel
The New Press, 2003
 
The Soul of Capitalism: Opening Paths to a Moral Economy
William Greider
Simon & Schuster, 2003
 
Breathing Space: A Spiritual Journey in the South Bronx
Heidi Neumark
Beacon Press, 2003
 
Gathering Power: The Future of Progressive Politics in America
Paul Osterman
Beacon Press, 2003
 
Black Social Capital: The Politics of School Reform in Baltimore, 1986–1998
Marion Orr
Univ Pr of Kansas, 1999
 
Upon This Rock: The Miracles of a Black Church
Samuel G. Freedman
Perennial, 1994
 
Who Will Tell the People? The Betrayal of American Democracy
William Greider
Simon & Schuster, 1992
 
Cold Anger: A Story of Faith and Power Politics
Mary Beth Rogers
University of North Texas Press, 1990
 
Dry Bones Rattling
Mark K. Warren
Princeton University Press, 2001
 
Let Them Call Me Rebel: Saul Alinsky—His Life and Work
Sanford D. Horwitt
Knopf, 1989
 
Organizing in the South Bronx
Jim Rooney
State University of New York Press, 1995